Autos in Five

Epizódok

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  Nissan Profits, Cuts Forecast; Chinese Brands Hit 9.5% in Europe 04.08.2026 5p

  Nissan returned to a fiscal first-quarter operating profit of 77.88 billion yen, per Just Auto, while Automotive News reports it lowered its global sales forecast on a deteriorating China business and Middle East disruption, with CEO Ivan Espinosa calling the US Rogue e-Power launch the year's most important introduction. July US sales split along powertrain lines, with Honda's Accord up 55 percent and Hyundai and Kia posting a record month while Toyota and Mazda slipped, according to Automotive News. That same reporting puts Chinese brands at 9.5 percent of the European market, up from half a percent in 2021, as Chery agreed to invest 75 million dollars in South Korea's KG Mobility through convertible bonds.
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  Japan's Quake Shutdowns Spread Across Four Automakers 03.08.2026 5p

  Automotive News reports Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu suspended output after the July 28 earthquake disrupted suppliers including Aisin, Astemo and Renesas, erasing more than 10,000 vehicles. The Trump administration imposed 10 to 12.5 percent duties on goods from more than 80 countries, with exemptions that carry many auto parts, while Rivian's second-quarter net loss narrowed to 837 million dollars on revenue up 27 percent. Also today: NHTSA is fast-tracking the first performance standards for autonomous vehicles while clearing Zoox for driverless service, and Nissan says it cut vehicle development time by 40 percent.
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  Stellantis Profits Again, BMW Puts Numbers to the Cuts 31.07.2026 4p

  Automotive News reports Stellantis posted a second straight quarterly profit as U.S. market share rose half a point on surging Ram pickup sales, while Automotive World notes earnings still missed expectations. BMW's second-quarter profit fell thirty-three percent with a thirty percent collapse in Chinese sales, per Automotive News, as the company confirmed full-year guidance. Also covered: Amazon's Zoox won the first U.S. approval for paid robotaxi service in vehicles without human controls, Chinese suppliers now match the United States with sixteen places in the Top One Hundred global supplier ranking, and Ferrari raised its full-year guidance.
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  Every German Automaker Is Cutting At Once 30.07.2026 5p

  Automotive News reports BMW's voluntary severance cuts could reach 8,000 jobs, a figure BMW has not confirmed, with Automotive World noting Volkswagen, Mercedes and Porsche are retrenching simultaneously. Analysts cited by Automotive News have revised Chinese share projections in Europe up toward 30 percent, while Renault returned to profit on first-half revenue up 9.4 percent. Toyota extended its Lexus export-plant shutdown through July 31 after the magnitude 7.1 Japanese earthquake, with Nissan and Honda also suspending output.
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  Ford's Billion-Dollar Loss, and a Raised Outlook 29.07.2026 4p

  Ford posted a 1.3 billion dollar second-quarter net loss tied to its EV strategy pivot while raising its full-year outlook on pricing and a resilient US market, per Automotive News, and a strong earthquake in Japan's Kumamoto region has Toyota suspending Lexus output and Nissan evaluating plants. Nissan and Honda revived their software partnership to jointly develop an operating system for software-defined vehicles after their merger collapsed, and the US is moving to set new safety rules for car doors following deaths in Tesla vehicles. Mercedes-Benz cut its sales and revenue guidance on weak China demand, with trade headlines on USMCA options, Volkswagen's European plant costs, and a possible new Honda assembly plant in North America.
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  VW Wants Tariffs on Chinese Plug-In Hybrids 28.07.2026 5p

  Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume is pressing the EU for faster tariffs on Chinese plug-in hybrids, which Automotive News reports took 28 percent of Europe's PHEV market in the first half and the top three sales spots. Ford is recalling more than 565,000 US vehicles over an engine fire risk per an NHTSA notice reported by Just Auto, and President Trump defended tariffs, the end of EV incentives and the fuel economy rollback at GM's Milford Proving Ground. Also today, CATL's profit rose 42 percent on energy storage demand, BMW starts battery production at Plant Woodruff in December, and Audi cut its operating-margin guidance to as low as 5 percent.
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  Waymo Goes Direct, and a Crash-Data Milestone 27.07.2026 4p

  WebProNews reports Waymo has notified Uber it will launch its own rider app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, ending the exclusivity deal, and Uber's stock fell more than four percent Friday. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found Waymo's driverless vehicles were involved in sixty-eight percent fewer police-reported crashes than the average human driver, per Electrek and TechBullion, though the institute flags a higher crash rate in Austin and in dark conditions. Also moving: Hyundai's profit dropped twenty-one percent, GM lifted its guidance on forty-eight billion dollars in revenue, Volkswagen scrapped its 2026 growth forecast, Mobileye's Amnon Shashua will step down as CEO, and NHTSA ordered Waymo, Tesla and Zoox to explain how they will avoid interfering with first responders.
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  Tesla's Record Revenue, Thinner Profit 24.07.2026 4p

  Tesla posted record second-quarter deliveries and revenue of 28.2 billion dollars while net income fell 17 percent, with cash flow turning negative on accelerating AI, Optimus and robotaxi spending, per Automotive World and Just Auto. The United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian imports under Section 338, reaching goods that qualify as duty-free under the USMCA, according to WardsAuto and Automotive News, and Ford and Geely formalized a deal to jointly build electrified vehicles at Ford's Valencia plant. Also today, Porsche plans to cut a further 5,000 jobs in Germany, Grupo Antolin was granted United States court protection, and Canada's 2035 EV target is in doubt after the mandate was scrapped.